5/21/14 Louise Palanker CEO Our Place

On This Episode : Louise Palanker & Eran WeinbergLouise Palanker is a writer/producer/performer/filmmaker/author in the arenas of radio, television, stand-up comedy, documentary film making and middle grade fiction.Louise is the Award Winning author of Journals: Middle School Love and War. This title has been developed into an IOS App (iPhone, iTouch, iPad) called Our Place which, has evolved into a social/support network for teens and tweens.Our Place is your growing up hub. Teens and tweens the world over are joining the conversation, creating their own profiles and collectively building a safe space to read, write, learn, share, encourage, interact and give and get advice. The Cyber Kindness tone of the app is set by Teen Expert, Louise who brings to this experience a teaching background, and years of heading up mentoring programs and, a charitable organization designed to benefit children’s causes.Eran Weinberg is a designer, inventor and entrepreneur whose passion is creating products and experiences to improve people’s lives. Founder of three startups, with one of them being successfully sold, Eran is a determined entrepreneur who is looking to take on challenges and solve problems.The Liv360 concept was conceived while Eran was a part‐time caregiver for his grandmother and a student. To ensure he had the experience and know‐how to bring Liv360 to mass market, Eran invested himself in a series of jobs and inventions, specifically to develop and mature his skill set in product development, business management, manufacturing and bringing products to market. Eran Perfected the process of understanding consumer behavior and market needs, which allowed him to create a wide range of products from children’s toys, to consumer electronics and medical products.